Fighting Illini basketball announced their complete 19-game home schedule on Monday afternoon, giving us what should be a full look at the non-conference slate in the process. The Orange and Blue will open the regular season on November 13 against Southeast Missouri State, and they'll play a total of 15 contests prior to their Big Ten opener.
Two of those games will be exhibitions at the State Farm Center. Washington University (D-III) will come to town October 30; that game should be particularly fun for athletic director Josh Whitman, who left the school for Illinois this Spring. The Illini are also scheduled to play Lewis (D-II) on November 4.